Easton theft suspect found in bar near scene of crime

Wednesday

Aug 6, 2014 at 6:00 AMAug 6, 2014 at 8:21 AM

By Susan Parkou Weinsteinsweinstein@wickedlocal.com

A Poquanticut Avenue resident was arrested at a local bar after allegedly stealing $3,000 in building materials from a nearby construction site.Police say a witness reported seeing the man loading the materials into a dark-colored pickup truck at Queset on the Commons off Roosevelt Circle just after 9 p.m. on July 30.The suspect - Robert Amoroso, 34, of 39 Poquanticut Avenue - was later found at the bar at Stoneforge Grill Restaurant, also off Roosevelt Circle.Amoroso was arrested and charged with larceny over $250. He was released on $540 bail.In other police news, a Bay Road woman was arrested on a domestic assault and battery charge at 1:44 a.m. on July 30 after first reporting her husband had stabbed her thumb with a pen.Deborah Rosenberger, 46, of 568 Bay Road, who also injured herself with a pen, appeared to be under the influence of narcotics and was transported to the police station, Police Chief Allen Krajcik said.Both Rosenberger and her husband refused medical attention.Bail was set at $2,540.